My wife is 7 months pregnant and hasn't had a sip of alcohol in that time period (ok maybe a sip here and there when I force her to try something I made) and won't have a sip for the next couple months as well obviously.

I am considering brewing up a Raspberry Wheat for when she can finally enjoy an alcoholic beverage with me again as a "welcome back" present. She's mostly a BMC drinker but can stray away from "three's company" as long as it's not too intense.

some fruits can add a bit more sourness than you'd expect... you may want to mash a little warmer to get a bit more maltiness to balance that... i.e. 154 range makes it maltier, down int he 140s gives you a drier more fermentable end product, but that's about the only tweak I could think of. Otherwise it looks great. Also, for those that don't like the more flavorful beers you should try a simple beer like a bitters or a golden ale for her... bet she'll like one of those.

__________________~Phil
Fermenting/Kegged/Bottled NONE :( I moved to the NW and haven't had time to setup my brew rig since! (but hey, I'm in the Pacific NW so there's so much awesome beer I don't need to brew it as much hah!

Thank pompeii - I am actually torn between a blonde ale and this raspberry wheat. The blonde is cheaper, easier, and closer to what she already drinks but I thought the Raspberry would be going the extra mile but at the same time could turn out hard to drink.

I was actually going for a drier finish with the low temp without knowing the raspberries can make it sour. If I do brew this I will now go with a 154 mash or maybe even 156.